Sacramento Kings vs Washington Wizards

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 7:05 PM | Home Line: -2.5 | Total: 203.5

Sacramento Kings v Washington Wizards Series Betting Trends

The Sacramento Kings travel to Washington to play the Wizards at 7:05 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Washington is the favorite in this matchup, laying -2.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 203.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Kings/Wizards Series

When looking at the last 25 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 16 games compared to 9 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Sacramento/Washington series is 106.7 ppg while the vistor has put up 101.8 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 4.9 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 25 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 4.9 ppg. That represents a value number of 2.4 when meassured against the offered line of -2.5, suggesting a wager on Washington makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 25 games between the Kings and the Wizards is 208.5 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 5 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 203.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Sacramento as the road team and with Washington as the home team.

Recent Results when Sacramento visits Washington

When looking at the last 13 games in this series while Washington has been the home team, we can see the Wizards have won 8 games compared to 5 wins for the Kings. Average points scored per game by Washington in this situation is is 108.2 ppg while Sacramento has put up 106.4 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 1.8 favoring the Kings.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 1.8 ppg. That represents a value number of -0.7 when meassured against the offered line of -2.5, suggesting a wager on the Kings makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 13 games between the Kings and the Wizards is 214.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 11.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 203.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Sacramento Kings Cover the Spread?

This season the Sacramento Kings have played 66 games, averaging 98.8 points per game, while allowing 104.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-44. Let's have a closer look at recent Sacramento Kings results.

Recent Sacramento Kings Results

This season the Sacramento Kings have played 33 games on the road, averaging 96.1 points per game, while allowing 105.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 6-27. Let's have a closer look at recent Sacramento Kings results on the road.

Recent Sacramento Kings Road Results

Can the Washington Wizards Cover the Spread?

This season the Washington Wizards have played 66 games, averaging 93.6 points per game, while allowing 98.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 20-44. Let's have a closer look at recent Washington Wizards results.

Recent Washington Wizards Results

This season the Washington Wizards have played 33 games here at home, averaging 95.2 points per game, while allowing 97.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 11-22. Let's have a closer look at recent Washington Wizards results when playing at home.

Recent Washington Wizards Home Results

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